And though most museums and galleries strive to be more accessible and less elitist, this openness leaves their collections exposed to those with malicious intent, and increasingly so at a time when funding cuts are affecting staffing levels. Cancel at any time to avoid future Islam says nothing about smashing statues that are not harming anyone, says Ahmed Hassan, a 33-year-old Cairene. Required fields are marked *, Surveying the damage at this landmark suggests how long and difficult the road to rebuild Beirut – once again – will be. Martin Luther taught that man was but "dung covered over by snow," and Calvin preached that man is totally depraved. It was an unhappy coincidence that the same week Tate Britain opened its new exhibition ‘Art Under Attack: Histories of British Iconoclasm’, a controversial act of iconoclasm was taking place in Newport in South Wales. Tate’s show explores historical iconoclasm by examining the contested relationship between art and power. The motivations behind this act of obliteration are hard to understand today, but seem to be more about control of public space, than aesthetic considerations. Die Zerstörung von Bildern ist Ausdruck der Bildfeindlichkeit oder Bilderfurcht (Ikonophobie) in einer Kultur, Religion oder Institution. The show of hyper-piety is “part of a publicity campaign” to grab the mantle of the original Muslims. Incense, bells and Gregorian chant went by the wayside. But the most ardent recent iconoclasts have been Muslims. See more. The destruction in Mosul should be seen in a political context, says Bernard Haykel of Princeton University. But the motivation for ransacking museums, even for fundamentalists, is sometimes simpler. Authoritarian regimes tend to promote themselves, not the national heritage. Modern Iconoclasm Iconoclasm is when images are seen as unfit to use in worship.Often, religious images are destroyed or banned from use. To put it another way, the modern art movement of the twentieth century can be said to have begun as iconoclasm. You are not signed in as a Premium user; we rely on Premium users to support our news reporting. Modern-day iconoclasm goes much deeper than falsely assuming statues somehow represent false gods and are therefore idolatrous. The Saudi government has destroyed historic sites in Mecca, ostensibly to pursue development but also to prevent idolatry, say some. Have a news tip? The jihadists have killed thousands of people, often in grisly fashion. Modern iconoclasts are not only trying to destroy icons, calling their veneration “idol-worship”, as before. Unter Ikonoklasmus (von altgriechisch ἡ εἰκών he eikón „das Bild, Abbild“ und τὸ κλάσμα tó klásma „das Zerbrochene, Bruchstück“, dies von κλάω kláo „ich zerbreche“) versteht man die Zerstörung heiliger Bilder oder Denkmäler der eigenen Religion (Bildersturm), insbesondere im Christentum. But the threat of IS is causing some governments to act. Folding of hands, kneeling and receiving Holy Communion on the tongue were denigrated. Although it has a metaphysical/religious base the same concept can be applied to societal elements. An, Does Art Have To Be Intentional or Representational, Henry Darger and The Realms of the Unreal, Humanism Renaissance Printing Press Reformation, Modernism and the Master Class of Artists, Science Humanism and Artistic Production in 15th Century Italy, The Changing Cultural Role for the Master Artist, Maternal mortality in the past and its relevance to developing countries today. Even morality has been affected. THE beheadings, this time, were performed with hammer and drill, not sword or knife—for the victims were made of stone, not flesh. You also A Catholic analysis of the Democratic VP nominee, Modern-day iconoclasm goes much deeper than falsely assuming statues somehow, Have a news tip? August 2020 um 22:35 Uhr bearbeitet. The historian noted that Geneva wasn't an isolated case: In Basel in 1529, widespread iconoclastic riots destroyed virtually all the material tokens of traditional Catholic worship and devotion in the cathedral and the city's leading churches. Die Zerstörung von Bildern ist Ausdruck der Bildfeindlichkeit oder Bilderfurcht in einer Kultur, Religion oder Institution. This work consisted of the concrete cast of the interior of an East London house, left behind as the solitary monument of a demolished Victorian terrace. ‘Art under Attack: Histories of British Iconoclasm’ is on at Tate Britain, London, until 5 January 2014, Tim Clark, curator of ‘Shunga: Sex and Pleasure’ at the British Museum, speaks to Apollo, The sale of Sir Albert Richardson’s collection is a loss for the nation that could and should have been averted, A new book on Augustus Saint-Gaudens’ memorial to Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Massachusetts Infantry sheds light on its legacy and shortcomings, Your email address will not be published. This article appeared in the Middle East & Africa section of the print edition under the headline "Destroying history’s treasures", Sign up to our free daily newsletter, The Economist today, Published since September 1843 to take part in “a severe contest between intelligence, which presses forward, and an unworthy, timid ignorance obstructing our progress.”. Iconoclasm definition, the action or spirit of iconoclasts. But as the Tate exhibition effectively demonstrates in a section on the Suffragettes, public art institutions become targets for iconoclastic attacks because they are perceived to represent a cultural or political establishment from which some people feel disenfranchised or excluded.

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